Jackie Brenston

It was recorded in Memphis on Chess in March 1951, so it's as old as my dad, a couple of months older actually.

And the recording was credited to the singer Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats band, who was led by Ike Turner.

And Ike Turner is also credited as a songwriter for this song.

Um, so ladies and gentlemen, this is, or this might be, the first rock 'n' roll song ever recorded.

It's not really what I'd call rock and roll, but that's one man's comment.

On the 3rd of March of 1951, the first rock and roll record, which was Rocket 88, an R&B song credited to Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats, aka Ike Turner's King of Rhythm, is released.

Yeah, this is typically recorded as the first rock and roll song.

It's Ike Turner.

Oh, baby.

They say this was the first rock record, Jackie Brenston singing with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm.

Yeah.

[clears throat] Saw a picture.

They say the, the greatest, uh, a car magazine did a, a, you know...

They got it at Rocket, Ro- They say it was one of the first rock and roll songs, Rocket 88, uh, Jackie Brenston, uh, and Ike Turner.

We've played it here a couple of times.

And, uh, oh, my goodness, some great, great cartoons, uh, are out there.